Ohio is home to about 1,800 native plants, and some of them get more love than others. The state wildflower, large-flowered trillium, is a spectacular sign of spring, and it's oohed and aahed over.

It shouldn’t come as a surprise that a plant with the word “weed” built right into its name would cause many people to have a sour attitude when they see its leaves popping up in mulched beds, along ...

Poke salad comes from young pokeweed leaves, made safe to eat through careful boiling. The leaves are boiled twice, drained, and often sautéed in bacon grease. It's a traditional Southern foraged dish ...

"I absolutely love the color." Homeowner shares photo after spotting unexpected backyard visitor: 'It's so rewarding' first ...

Recently, a rather unaware gardener, perhaps busy with many noble tasks, had an abundance of poke berries that proliferated throughout the garden. However, if one is a native plant enthusiast, this ...

Up until recently (when I finally looked this up), I thought pokeweed was a noxious invasive plant and was horrified when some popped up out back along a sunny border. It snuck up on me, I didn’t see ...

One day last week before I could leave with my car I had to clean a purplish wash off its front window. Right now it’s not uncommon to find this stain at many places because there are lots of pokeweed ...

Poke, the plant in the '60s song "Poke Salad Annie," is one of the unsung heroes of the American Revolution. From its berries came the writing ink of the common colonist far from sources of rare and ...

The Oklahoma Poison Center is warning about pokeweed, a poisonous plant with green, red or purple berries that is toxic to humans and pets. The center said Thursday that it had received several calls ...